In the final CSCE Summit Report, the participating states reaffirmed their commitment to environmentally sound and sustainable policies and to the maintenance of environmental standards in all CSCE member countries. The report also welcomed the establishment of the European Environmental Agency in Copenhagen and encouraged on-going international cooperation efforts (such as the IAEA) to improve nuclear safety and proper management of radioactive waste. The conference agreed to assist in the preparation of the ministerial level "Environment for Europe" Conference that is scheduled for Sofia, Bulgaria later this year. Finally, the participating states encouraged the creation of environmental centers in some countries of the Newly Indendent States. These centers would be modelled after the Regional Environmental Center in Budapest, and would promote the public and private sectors, including NGOs, to participate in environmental decision making.

While the CSCE's pronouncements on the environment were encouraging, concrete actions and monetary commitment towards specific goals did not materialize. Support, both political and financial, for environmental initiatives still falls upon individual participating states and their appropriate ministries. The CSCE praised the increasing number of regional groups, such as the Danube River Protection Convention. The most disappointing aspect of the conference was that it excluded environmental NGOs, with their grass-roots experience, from discussions. Over 127 NGOs were represented at the conference, most active in the area of human rights. Active participation by green groups could have brought greater attention to the environmental problems, challenges, and potential solutions in both Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States.